Comments on Profile Post by Baldingere

  1. Deleted member 456425
    Deleted member 456425
    Does this mean your existence as a person lies solely on the existence of other people?
    Aug 15, 2022
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  2. Agentt
    Agentt
    *sips water*
    Mmm, kind of fancy way of saying humans are social animals but I agree.
    Aug 15, 2022
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  3. Baldingere
    Baldingere
    @Avgust maybe. For some, we exist because we think. For other's, it is the gaze of other people that lets us know that we exist, because through them we get outside proof of our existence.
    Aug 15, 2022
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  4. Baldingere
    Baldingere
    @Agentt that's sound, but not what I meant. I forgot who the quote was from lmao
    Aug 15, 2022
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  5. Baldingere
    Baldingere
    I interpreted it to mean that people deserve the respect that they give to others, and you can't be a person if you don't acknowledge others in their own worthiness
    Aug 15, 2022
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  6. Agentt
    Agentt
    Mm? That also sounds like just being social to me?
    Aug 15, 2022
  7. Baldingere
    Baldingere
    Humans can be in relationships without respect. Like slavery, patriarchy & class exploitation.
    Aug 15, 2022
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  8. Baldingere
    Baldingere
    This is more about dignity
    Aug 15, 2022
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  9. Agentt
    Agentt
    *tilts head*
    I suppose we have different definitions of social then.
    Aug 15, 2022
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  10. Baldingere
    Baldingere
    Seems like it, what's yours?
    Aug 16, 2022
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  11. Agentt
    Agentt
    Being in a herd, protecting the weak and sick, sharing of resources and all other stuff social animals are known for doing
    Aug 16, 2022
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  12. Baldingere
    Baldingere
    So your definition of social is inherently positive
    Aug 16, 2022
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  13. Agentt
    Agentt
    So is your definition more related to the hierarchy we invented?
    Aug 16, 2022
  14. Baldingere
    Baldingere
    To me, human being a social animal just means that we are beings made to live in groups. We're made to have relationships with each other, and good or bad relationships is another question.
    Aug 16, 2022
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  15. Agentt
    Agentt
    Well, that raises the question of who ordered us to be social. It's not that God came down and told us, "you have to be social, I don't care what that means or if it good or bad, just be social."

    So, i believe things like slavery is just work of some special persons, and shouldn't be used to reflect our entire species
    Aug 16, 2022
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  16. Baldingere
    Baldingere
    What do you mean, ordered us? Technically, you can decide to be a hermit. But as a species, we're genetically predisposed for life in groups.

    That's a surprisingly optimistic outlook
    Aug 16, 2022
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